Kareena Kapoor invited trouble upon herself the moment she refused to use a stunt person for an action sequence in Puneet Malhotra’s forthcoming movie Gori Tere Pyaar Main. It so happened that Bebo was shooting a scene with Imran Khan that required her to walk on a rope. In spite of having a body double at her disposal, the Heroine actor chose to do the scene without the assistance of a dummy. As she was carefully treading to maintain balance, her feet got bruised by the thick jute. The scratches seemed like a burn scar. But the determined Bebo completed the scene without wasting much time.

Now this incident has made us wonder about why our superstars choose to do those crazy stunts on their own when crores are riding on them. Don’t they put the entire production in jeopardy when they make that strange choice? After all, what are trained stunt professionals and body doubles for? Our dear superstars need to spare a thought on this one.

Tell us BollywoodLifers, what is your take on this issue?

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/kareena-kapoor-injured-on-the-sets-of-gori-tere-pyaar-main/feed/0HEROINE trailer: Kareena Kapoor shocks and sizzles in Madhur Bhandarkar’s filmhttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/heroine-trailer-kareena-kapoor-shocks-and-sizzles-in-madhur-bhandarkars-film/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/heroine-trailer-kareena-kapoor-shocks-and-sizzles-in-madhur-bhandarkars-film/#commentsThu, 26 Jul 2012 08:37:42 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=128185However, this one haunts you with a hangover of the director’s previous film (Fashion) and Milan Luthria’s blockbuster The Dirty Picture

The trailer of the most eagerly awaited film in recent times – Heroine, starring reigning queen Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Divya Dutta and Mugdha Godse – is finally out. The title of the Madhur Bhandarkar-UTV Motion Pictures production is self-explanatory – it brings alive the ups and downs of an actress in Bollywood on the big screen.

The 3.11 minutes promo opens with clichéd dialogues. And everything from there on seems hackneyed in the dramatic saga.

Further, from what we can see, Heroine looks like a hodgepodge of the director’s previous outing Fashionand the very recent Milan Luthria-directed blockbuster The Dirty Picture. And that’s the reason we are a little let down by the promo. Couldn’t Bhandarkar for once leave his clichéd formula aside and think out of the usual box?

The good thing, however, is that Kareena is not only looking delicious with those luscious curves, but also looks in top form for the game that is acting. Heroine’s promo gives glimpses of that sizzling song Halkat Jawani, some hot intimate moments and lots of dialoguebaazi.

Meanwhile, the film’s already started receiving it’s share of brickbats. An NGO wrote a letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting complaining against the makers of Heroinefor indirectly promoting smoking and alcoholism. Kareena’s character is shown to openly smoke and consume alcohol in the film.

But will all this be enough to lure audiences to the theatres? We think the only reason the janata will shell out big bucks to see the film is Bebo’s power-packed performance. However, that’s our opinion. Take a look and give us your views on Heroine.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/heroine-trailer-kareena-kapoor-shocks-and-sizzles-in-madhur-bhandarkars-film/feed/13Women’s Day special: Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan: Who is the strongest leading lady?http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/womens-day-special-kareena-kapoor-katrina-kaif-priyanka-chopra-vidya-balan-who-is-the-strongest-leading-lady/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/womens-day-special-kareena-kapoor-katrina-kaif-priyanka-chopra-vidya-balan-who-is-the-strongest-leading-lady/#commentsThu, 08 Mar 2012 04:00:31 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=85163This Women’s Day, we take a look at the female actors who are fighting to make a place for themselves in a male dominated industry

Even today, box office success in Bollywood is attributed mainly to the male stars involved in a project and filmmakers spend big bucks to cast a big heroes in their films. Sadly, while there is a long list of male stars that includes Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor – who are all staking their claim at the turnstiles – there are only about three or four female stars who command any kind of respect at the BO.

According to trade pundits, just three female stars can even come close to affecting the opening of films – Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra. “Kareena Kapoor is an acting talent and she can do a variety of roles. She has been part of consecutive hits in the last few years and people are now expecting her films to be blockbusters,” says trade analyst Amod Mehra.

In Katrina’s case, Mehra believes, luck has played a huge part. “Her films have managed to do well at the box office quite consistently and she has the star power. She has been quite lucky,” he feels. Kat has hit the big league even without the presence of the Khans in her films; case in point: Namastey London, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahaani and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, all of which were hits but not huge blockbusters. Her glam quotient always adds to the commercial strength of a film. “Kareena and Katrina are definitely the only two actors who can be called box office queens,” says trade analyst and reviewer Komal Nahata.

While we would like to believe that there is competition for the number three spot between Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan, the trade is still treading carefully and waiting to see if Vidya can sustain the star status she recently garnered. Mehra feels that Vidya is far from being the ‘female Khan’ of Bollywood. “Her star value has gone up after The Dirty Picture, but it might work against her in her next film, Kahaani. People might go in expecting something more entertaining and mainstream,” he believes. He doesn’t deny that she is the strongest performer of her time, but Vidya’s star status is very new and might not last for too long!

Nahata has a slightly different view on Vidya. He feels that her presence in a film definitely helps. “The Dirty Picture had three heroes and songs like Ooh La La, while Kahaani is more serious kind of film. There is no doubt that Vidya is a top class actor and people expect a good film from her. But we don’t expect a big opening for Kahaani. I am not saying that it won’t do well; it could if the film is good and because of Vidya’s presence, but it’s not expected to get a huge opening,” he explains.

The point is that no female star can solely affect the box office even today, whereas a male star can. While the leading ladies usually have to depend on the men to get a huge opening, the converse is rarely true, even with films like Chirag Paswan’s Miley Naa Miley Hum with Kangna Ranaut or Uday Chopra in Pyaar Impossible with Priyanka Chopra. Nahata is quick to clarify that all of Kareena’s recent successes have been with Khans. “All her blockbusters were Khan movies, so it does not prove that Kareena can directly affect trade. But she has a big list of hits to her name now, which helps. And it’s too early to say anything about Heroine (which rests solely on her shoulders) right now,” he says. The actor has proved in the past with Jab We Met that she can drive a film’s success with her strong performance and so there are high expectations from Heroine, apart from all the hype and toing and froing that has happened around the film, of course!

The real question mark right now is Priyanka’s strength as a heroine. Despite winning several awards for her strong performance in Saat Khoon Maaf, Priyanka suffered a blow commercially with the failure of important films like What’s Your Rashee,Anjaana Anjaani and Saat Khoon Maaf, till Agneepath came along and gave her a blockbuster to add to her showreel. But she had a bit part in the movie and it hasn’t upped her BO status in any significant way. She will have to bank heavily on Krissh 2 with Hrithik Roshan, Barfee with Ranbir Kapoor and Teri Meri Kahaani with Shahid Kapoor to bring her back into the game.

Unfortunately, there are just a handful of good roles being written for female actors and the competition is fierce. Actors like Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma are showing some sign of being able to get ahead in the numbers game, but the trade does not trust them just yet. They need several blockbusters and some great roles to turn this situation around. Others like Asin and Kangna Ranaut haven’t managed to garner the kind of star-value they should have managed to do in the last three years.

Women oriented films are very rare in the Hindi film industry and there are just three or four of those coming up in 2012. Still, it does look promising for the top female stars. While Vidya plays a pregnant woman in Kahaani and attempts comedy for the first time in Ghanchakkar, Priyanka plays a mentally challenged girl in her next, Barfee. Kareena, who has already been appreciated for her subtle performance in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, has her hopes pinned on Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine to take her to the next level. Katrina Kaif is not expected to do a woman oriented film at this point, as she is still considered a glam doll rather than an actor. But things could change this year. She will be directed by Yash Chopra (who is returning to direction after a long break) in a romantic film with Shahrukh Khan. Kat will be relying heavily on this one.

While most of these girls often state that they don’t believe in the numbers game, we think a catfight will flare between Bebo, Kat, Piggy Chops and Vidya to become the reigning box office queen. As of now, the trade says that Kareena wins the race for ‘the strongest woman in Bollywood’, hands down!

When we spotted Kareena Kapoor Khan sitting atop the imposing dome of the magnificent Taj Kalaknuma Palace in Hyderabad for the exclusive cover shoot of Vogue magazine’s February 2013 issue, it only fuelled our curiosity to know what went on behind the scenes as the gorgeous actor posed happily for what could be called one of the most pristine fashion shoots we have seen.

This is Bebo’s third Vogue cover. She wears a splendid Dior black bustier frock and dons a Philip Treacy top hat. If the hat adds a hint of drama to the picture, then the finely crafted black outfit, perfectly encasing Kareena’s bootylicious frame, creates a wonderfully stark contrast with the white dome in the background.

After seeing this cover we could not wait to lay our eyes on the exclusive video that gave us behind the scenes action of this shoot. And we managed to do that just for style sensible BollywoodLifers!

Describing this shoot as ‘wild’ Kareena maintains that she loves stuff that is sexy. She even prefers her designers to be slightly edgy with their creations and also states matter of factly that she was allowed to wear a designer dress only after she turned 16 and earned her first paycheck! And since then, we know, Bebo has been turning heads every time she steps out.

Much like Kareena’s elegance and her impeccable class, this shoot is supremely beautiful. Take a look and tell us what you think!

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]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/kareena-kapoor-shoots-for-vogue-india-february-2013-watch-behind-the-scenes-video/feed/0Priyanka Chopra voted Bollywood’s biggest heroine!http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/priyanka-chopra-voted-bollywoods-biggest-heroine/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/priyanka-chopra-voted-bollywoods-biggest-heroine/#commentsMon, 24 Sep 2012 08:02:15 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=145939The Barfi! babe is probably having the best year of her career so far, and her fans seem to be loving it!

Bollywoodlife.com conducted an online poll asking our readers who they thought was Bollywood’s biggest heroine right now, and we got an overwhelming response. Must say that the competition was tough – between Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra. But PeeCee quite comfortably beat her contemporaries to come out as the winner of the poll.

While Priyanka received 31 percent votes, Kareena – the current ‘Heroine’ – got 25 percent votes and Katrina Kaif came third with 24 percent votes. The others in the running were Vidya Balan with 10 percent votes and Rani Mukerji with 5 percent.

PeeCee has had an amazing 2012 and it’s not surprising at all that she has come out tops in this poll. She started the year with a big hit in the form of Agneepath and now Barfi! has managed to win over the audiences and critics alike. Priyanka was applauded for her subtle and mature portrayal of the autistic girl Jhilmil. The only thing that hasn’t worked for her is Teri Meri Kahaani with Shahid Kapoor, but it seems like everyone has already forgotten about it.

Barfi! has made over approximately Rs 80 crores (including overseas collections) and has been picked as India’s official entry to the Oscars. And if that wasn’t enough, the girl is making waves internationally as the first singing star from India. Her first single In my city became the anthem of the National Football League, putting her directly in the top league. Her video is set to release soon, and it’s creating loads of curiosity in India.

Priyanka’s 30th year definitely seems to be proving lucky for her. And we are sure that 2013 will be as exciting for the babe, as she vies for all the best actress trophies in India and Barfi! fights for a place in the top five foreign language films list at the Academy Awards. The superhero flick Krissh 3 releases next year and Priyanka’s album also hits the market in early 2013! Way to go PeeCee!

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]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/priyanka-chopra-voted-bollywoods-biggest-heroine/feed/47Why is Kareena Kapoor the queen of cover girls?http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/why-is-kareena-kapoor-the-queen-of-cover-girls/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/why-is-kareena-kapoor-the-queen-of-cover-girls/#commentsWed, 03 Oct 2012 07:32:47 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=148907The Heroine actor graces the covers of some high-profile glossies with her incredible charm and panache. Is Kareena Kapoor the ultimate ‘It’ girl of B-town?

Her film Heroine might not have seduced the audiences the way her stunning beauty always does, but that won’t take away any credit Bebo deserves for working her way to the top. Men will continue to be slaves to the lady’s impossible charm, and women will envy her for the unbelievable attention she commands wherever she goes. Recently, the gorgeous babe appeared on the covers of three leading magazines and presented us a visual treat like no other.

Kareena’s sizzling presence on the cover of Hello! spells dominance, elegance and unattainable class. The suede jacket, the well-defined kohled eyes and the minimal make-up look does the trick for the frame. The stillness on Bebo’s face and her static gaze lends the cover a touch of calm and an understated force. Bebo’s outfit, hairdo and sculpted face create a beautiful symmetry. Clean, neat and powerful is how we define this cover.

And then we spotted Bebo on the cover of Maxim. The first thing that grabbed our attention immediately about this picture – after Kareena’s sparkling face, of course – was the curve of her derriere. The translucent skirt accentuates the striking impact that Bebo’s desirable bottom generally has on men. The red hot backdrop, Kareena’s shiny mane and her naughty eyes are enough to arrest any gaze. The pose she holds and the prose of her body language create a killer cover. No wonder then that Maxim showers the title of the sexiest women of 2012 on Bebo.

We know that Kareena is the darling girl of the first family of Bollywood – the Kapoors. Her rich lineage is superbly captured in this cover shot of Notch. Kareena becomes a royal princess for this one. Though her outfit is a little overdone, the warm glow on Bebo’s face and the styling more than make up for that glitch. The vintage feel of this frame is truly unmistakable!

Now going by these cover-shots we can easily conclude that Kareena will rule the world of fashion with her fine style – as indeed she rules our hearts with her oomph – for many years to come. We are sure you will agree with us on this. Right, BollywoodLifers?

So what if her latest release Heroine tanked at the box office, Kareena Kapoor continues to rule our hearts with her deadly looks and her uber-cool style quotient. Just look at the enchantress gracing the cover of the September issue of Filmfare magazine, and you will know why we think Bebo will continue to make men go weak in the knees. The 32-year-old actor has been glowing these days and one can savour a slice of Kareena-magic in this cover-shot.

Bebo dons a classic silver gown and adopts a comfy pose. Her gleaming legs and flawless skin is on display. And that’s enough to race our collective pulse. Her big black eyes and shiny mane tied up in a voluminous bun make Kareena look absolutely classy.Her nude make-up and the serene look on her face spell elegance that will have you spellbound.

We think Kareena is the ultimate heroine of cover-shots. Do you agree?

Photo: Filmfare

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/kareena-kapoor-goes-super-stylish/feed/2Is Madhur Bhandarkar defensive about Heroine?http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/is-madhur-bhandarkar-defensive-about-heroine/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/is-madhur-bhandarkar-defensive-about-heroine/#respondTue, 25 Sep 2012 12:37:16 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=146593Despite a string of negative reviews from the critics of his recent release Heroine, Madhur Bhandarkar stands up for his type of cinema. Is the National Award-winning director getting hyper-possessive about his own creations?

His film Heroine might not have lived up to all the expectations and hype around it, but that does not stop director Madhur Bhandarkar from justifying the quality of his brand of films. In fact, the National Award-winning director is in defense mode these days. Ask him about the mixed reactions his Kareena Kapoor-starrer has got at the BO and Bhandarkar veers away from talk about Heroine. Instead, he gives a small lecture on the commerce of movie-making and draws unnecessary parallels. “Honestly, I am happy. The film has grossed Rs 25 crore in India in the first three days of its release. I made the film in Rs 21 crore. The total collections of Fashion were Rs 27 crore,” said Madhur in an interview. Here’s how Mr B tackled the volley of interesting questions….with not-so-convincing answers.

Putting down his own (earlier) films…

Madhur is on a roll with his defense mechanisms and in the process he’s putting down his earlier films. “Fashion was easier to make, subtle and bottled up. Priyanka had a one-dimensional role. Kareena plays a complicated, layered character (in Heroine).”

“No. Why are people shying away from what happens in the film industry? They will discuss it in their rooms but not talk about it in public.”

Repeating characters like gay designers and bisexual individuals…

“I showed that in both Fashion and Page 3 (and now in Heroine too!), but aren’t there such people?”

After hearing these answers we feel that Madhur is in no mood to accept the fact that Heroine did not go down well with audience and critics alike. We hope somebody shows him the real picture of the status of his masala entertainers – films that are becoming repetitive and cliched. A certain Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who was obsessed with his surreal creations till recently, can do that job very well. If the Saawariya director can pull himself out of the vagaries of his magical movies and do some realistic films, we are sure he can lend a helping hand to Madhur as well. Right, BollywoodLifers?

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/is-madhur-bhandarkar-defensive-about-heroine/feed/0Can Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor ever be friends?http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/can-priyanka-chopra-and-kareena-kapoor-ever-be-friends/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/can-priyanka-chopra-and-kareena-kapoor-ever-be-friends/#commentsWed, 19 Sep 2012 05:30:02 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=144483The two actors keep oscillating between being sweet and being bitchy to each other…will you girlies stop playing around with us, please!

Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra have both been busy promoting their respective films for the past month. And at every event they invariably fell prey to questions about each other. Their rivalry is by now something that every gali ka baccha knows about. And the media is always waiting to know what their relationship status is!

But like jilted lovers, they keep going from hate to love to hate. We last heard Kareena say, “Priyanka is a dumdaar actress.” Post that, when Priyanka was asked about Kareena’s wedding, she said, “I can’t wait to see Kareena as a bride!” And the whole world thought that finally the actors had decided to be friends, and if not friends, then at least cordial acquaintances or colleagues. And just before all these sweet words were said, the Chopra girl and the Kapoor babe bonded when Priyanka paid her a visit on the sets of Heroine. And we thought, ‘all is well’.

Perhaps we thought that too soon. Insiders tell us that Kareena feels that Priyanka is her biggest competitor and she keeps a constant watch on PeeCee’s moves. And so we think Kareena read between the lines when Piggy Chops made that comment about her wedding (and who knows, she might not be entirely wrong). So perhaps PeeCee’s eagerness to see Kareena get married didn’t go down very well with Bebo. Considering Bebo wants to work till she is 80, being a married actor has been a cause of major concern for the heroine any which way. Recently Kareena also made a statement that she would definitely beat the success of Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion – starring Piggy Chops – and that she didn’t really care about winning a National Award (we don’t really believe that one).

A couple of days ago Priyanka was dumbfounded when she was asked to react to that statement. She quickly came up with a retort. “A case of sour grapes – what else do I say,” she giggled. We like your tongue-in-cheek humour, Priyanka, and we love your witty (read snide) remarks, Bebo, but we would also love it if you girls made up your minds about whether you want to be nice to each or not.

Having said that, we can’t wait to see the next big statement that is waiting to come from of either of the two. PeeCee is getting rave reviews for Barfi!, so she sure is in a happy place right now. But what will happen if Kareena’s ambitious Heroine (which releases this week) fails at the box office? Will Priyanka make a statement saying that Bebo should not be disheartened and should look forward to her wedding instead? And will Kareena get miffed and get back at Piggy saying, ‘At least I have a boyfriend I can admit to’? Girlies, you’ve got us addicted to your ‘friendly’ repartee!

Jokes aside, will these two actors ever be friends? Going by the games they love to play, we really doubt it. What do you Bollywoodlifers think?

Heroine tells the story of Mahi Arora (Kareena Kapoor) – the reigning queen of Bollywood. Mahi is in love with the star Aryan Khanna (Arjun Rampal), who is married, but separated from his wife. Mahi wants commitment but Aryan is not ready. Mahi becomes needier as he refuses to acknowledge their relationship in public. Finally, she ends up miffing a star wife at a party and being dumped by Aryan. Mahi loses her standing in the film industry and gets completely distraught. But she soon picks herself up, hires a new PR, finds a new boyfriend (Randeep Hooda) and tries to rebuild her career and life. But suffering from bipolar disorder doesn’t make things easier for her. She continues to struggle to find her way through the manipulative and dirty world of Bollywood (as is made just way too obvious by the director). The final nail in the coffin comes when she becomes desperate and uses a cheap publicity stunt to make her movie a hit.

On the face of it, Heroine had great scope to be developed into an interesting story. But director Madhur Bhandarkar gets confused – he wants to reveal the big bad world of Bollywood to the outsiders and tell a human story at the same time. There are lose references to real controversies – a star who edits his co-actor’s role, female actors partnering with a businessman to buy an IPL team when their careers are going downhill, a leaked MMS which brings ample publicity to a couple, a gay designer who is known to design saris and is a close friend to some top female actors, a star wife who decides which heroines his star husband will work with after a recent linkup and so on. The director entertains you by giving you a guessing game. You get busy trying to find out whether a character is based on a certain star or not. But that’s where the fun ends.

Bhandarkar makes sure he incorporates all the clichés – some that he has already used in his previous movies – a gay friend, a bisexual director sleeping in return for a favour, MMS scandal, heroines dating cricketers, struggling female actors sleeping around with big stars to rise in their career, philandering male stars and their manipulative star wives. Now that is the image of Bollywood in the eyes of the common man anyway! Bhandarkar simply affirms the stereotypes instead of adding a new dimension or depth to these impressions. Cutting the paraphernalia and sticking to Mahi’s story would have done the film a whole lot of good.

The saddest part is that everything comes across as just too wannabe. Characters forcefully use words like babes, dude, bro, bbm etc. Bhandarkar plants a so-called bold element by showing a sexual encounter between Kareena and her female costar (Shahana Goswami). Sensational, yes…aesthetically acted out, yes…but is it important? Well, it could have made for a great plot line, but it ends up being totally irrelevant to the story.

There are some good performances that give you a glimmer of hope. Arjun Rampal as the confused star and Randeep Hooda as the loving and caring cricketer give mature performances. Divya Dutta as Kareena’s PR person is decent too.

Almost all the characters though are seen puffing a cigarette and gulping down alcohol giving the impression that every person in the media – journalist, actor and PR – smokes and drinks all the time!

My heart goes out to Kareena Kapoor, who carries the film on her solitary shoulders. She looks ethereal and makes the most of whatever has been offered to her in terms of her character. She brings depth to the role of a moody and emotionally unstable fading star. Some scenes are over the top and that affects her performance too. But Kareena especially shines in some scenes – when she is completely down and out and just nods in agreement to her manager, when she comes face to face with her ex-boyfriend and when she watches the TV to find out whether her publicity stunt has worked. But a clichéd script, some clumsy dialogues (by Niranjan Iyengar) and naive direction let her down.

The story begins when she is at the top of her career and follows her downfall. But since you don’t get to see her rise or her struggle to the top, you don’t have a reference point. You don’t feel for the downfall of the character because Madhur makes it clear right in the beginning that she is mentally unstable – that she follows her heart because her mind doesn’t work. How do you sympathise or empathise with Kareena’s character when it is so weak? Instead one ends up feeling bad for Kareena – the actor.

The biggest weakness of the film is that there is no structure. Where is the beginning, the middle and the end? The flaw is with the basics. A high point is followed by a very predictable and dreary development – a bummer. A rather boring and flat first half gives way to slightly more promising second half. But as the story unfolds you are just going through the motions, mainly because of a confused plot.

The film has no similarities to The Dirty Picture (except that both show the downfall of a star) because TDP claimed to be an out and out entertainer and it was. Heroine tries to be an expose on the film industry and pretends to be bold, but it is amateur and stereotypical. It fails at the research level, script level and in the development of the plot and characters. It becomes bearable only because of Kareena. I give her five stars, but the movie doesn’t deserve them.